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Bill Cosby's honorary degree revoked by Northwestern University in wake of sexual harassment lawsuit

Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago — the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history

Scientists are changing functions of living cells to redesign life forms by rewriting DNA codes

Scientists have earlier been able to make specific changes in the DNA code. Now, they're starting over and building redesigned life forms from scratch.

Faster, higher quality 3D camera developed; can be used in any environment

Inspired by the human eye, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed an inexpensive, faster 3-D camera that can be used in any environment such as outdoors to produce high-quality images.

Users will soon be able to feel the keyboard on their touchscreen device: Research

New research could allow your touchscreen's keyboard to actually feel like a keyboard, scientists say.

Greener energy? New cheap, environment-friendly solar cell developed

In a breakthrough, scientists have developed a new low cost, environment-friendly solar cell with improved efficiency that uses tin instead of the hazardous lead.

Scientists discover new drug that can stop memory loss in Alzheimers

"This class of drugs could be beneficial when the nerve cells are just beginning to become impaired," said Linda Van Eldik, a senior author of the paper and director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Body of missing Indian-American student found, family seeks answers

18-year-old Harsha Maddula, Northwestern pre-med sophomore and straight-A student, disappeared last Saturday after attending an off-campus party with friends.

New ultra-sensitive device sniffs out toxic metals

Swiss and US scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive device to detect the tiniest traces of heavy metals in drinking water and fish, which could...